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                  <p class="p_Heading1"><span class="f_Heading1">Set Diagram Page Size</span></p>



  
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                <p class="p_BodyText"><span class="f_BodyText">You can change the size of the diagram area (or scrollable/printable area) using the </span><span class="f_UIControl">Diagram Properties</span><span class="f_BodyText"> dialog.</span></p>
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<td width="952" bgcolor="#f7f7ff" style="width:952px; background-color:#f7f7ff;"><p class="p_TiporNoteText"><span class="f_TiporNoteText">In the Corporate, Business and Software Engineering, Systems Engineering and Ultimate editions of Enterprise Architect, if security is enabled you must have </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField"><a href="permissionlist.htm">Update Diagrams</a></span><span class="f_TiporNoteText"> permission to change diagram page setup.</span></p>
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<p class="p_BodyText"><span class="f_BodyText">To set the page size, follow the steps below:</span></p>
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<li value=1><span class="f_NumberedList">Load a diagram.</span></li>
<li value=2><span class="f_NumberedList">Double-click on the background to open the </span><span class="f_UIControl">Diagram Properties</span><span class="f_NumberedList"> dialog.</span></li>
<li value=3><span class="f_NumberedList">Click on the </span><span class="f_UIControl">Diagram</span><span class="f_NumberedList"> tab and, in the </span><span class="f_UIControl">Appearance</span><span class="f_NumberedList"> panel ensure that the </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">Show Page Border</span><span class="f_NumberedList"> checkbox is selected.</span></li>
<li value=4><span class="f_NumberedList">On the </span><span class="f_UIControl">Page Setup</span><span class="f_NumberedList"> panel, click on the </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">Advanced</span><span class="f_NumberedList"> button. The </span><span class="f_UIControl">Print Advanced</span><span class="f_NumberedList"> dialog displays.</span></li>
<li value=5><span class="f_NumberedList">Click on the </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">Page Setup</span><span class="f_NumberedList"> button. The </span><span class="f_UIControl">Page Setup</span><span class="f_NumberedList"> dialog displays.</span><br>
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<td width="952" bgcolor="#f7f7ff" style="width:952px; background-color:#f7f7ff;"><p class="p_TiporNoteText"><span class="f_TiporNoteText">As you adjust the settings on this dialog, the page icon at the top illustrates the effects of your changes.</span></p>
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<li value=6><span class="f_NumberedList">In the </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">Size</span><span class="f_NumberedList"> field, click on the drop-down arrow and select an appropriate page size. </span></li>
<li value=7><span class="f_NumberedList">In the </span><span class="f_UIControl">Orientation</span><span class="f_NumberedList"> panel click on the radio button for the orientation of the page to print.</span></li>
<li value=8><span class="f_NumberedList">In the </span><span class="f_UIControl">Margins</span><span class="f_NumberedList"> panel, type the required left, right, top and bottom page margins for the diagram, in inches.</span></li>
<li value=9><span class="f_NumberedList">Click on the </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">OK</span><span class="f_NumberedList"> </span><span class="f_NumberedList">button on the </span><span class="f_UIControl">Page Setup</span><span class="f_NumberedList"> dialog, the </span><span class="f_UIControl">Print Advanced</span><span class="f_NumberedList"> dialog, and the </span><span class="f_UIControl">Diagram Properties</span><span class="f_NumberedList"> dialog.</span></li>
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<p class="p_BodyText"><span class="f_BodyText">The area within the page boundary lines on your diagram is expanded or reduced accordingly. When you print or print preview, the output is cropped to these boundary lines and the diagram divided between the necessary number of pages.</span></p>
<p class="p_SubHeadingL1"><span class="f_SubHeadingL1">Setting the Default Paper Size for New Diagrams</span></p>
<p class="p_BodyText"><span class="f_BodyText">You can set the default paper size for new diagrams on the </span><span class="f_UIControl">Diagram</span><span class="f_BodyText"> page of the </span><span class="f_UIControl">Options</span><span class="f_BodyText"> dialog (select the </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">Tools | Options | Diagram</span><span class="f_BodyText"> menu option). Once the paper size is set there, all new diagrams have that as the default size.</span></p>
<p class="p_BodyText"><span class="f_BodyText">See the </span><span class="f_BodyText" style="font-style: italic;"><a href="diagramsettings.htm">Configure Local Options - Diagram</a> </span><span class="f_BodyText">topic.</span></p>




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